John Thomas Caine

January 8, 1829–September 20, 1911

1 Born at Kirk Patrick, Glenfaba, Isle of Man; son of Elinor Cubbon and Thomas Caine. 2 Married Margaret Nightingale, 1850; thirteen children. 3 Immigrated to the United States, 1846; lived at New York City and St. Louis. 4 Baptized in New York, circa 1847–1848. 5 Moved to Salt Lake City, 1852. 6 Served a mission to the Hawaiian Islands. 7 Founder and editor of the Salt Lake Herald. 8 Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, 1882; served six terms, 1882–1893. Elected as a state senator, 1896. 9 Died at Salt Lake City. 10 (See Document 4.26)

Footnotes

  1. [1] “Utah Death Certificate Index, 1904–1961,” database and images, Utah State Archives (http://archives.utah.gov, accessed Oct. 2014); from Utah Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, series 81448, file no. 1236/500 (1911), John Thomas Caine.
  2. [2] Utah death certificate, file no. 1236/500. Sketches of the Inter-Mountain States, Together with Biographies of Many Prominent and Progressive Citizens Who Have Helped in the Development and History-Making of This Marvelous Region, 1847–1909: Utah, Idaho, Nevada (Salt Lake City: Salt Lake Tribune, 1909), 147.
  3. [3] Sketches of the Inter-Mountain States, 147. “Ancestral File,” database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org, accessed Aug. 2014), John Thomas Caine (22P2-20) and Margaret Nightingale (22P2-35).
  4. [4] Sketches of the Inter-Mountain States, 147. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005 (Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 2005), 767.
  5. [5] Sketches of the Inter-Mountain States, 147.
  6. [6] Sketches of the Inter-Mountain States, 147. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 767.
  7. [7] Sketches of the Inter-Mountain States, 147.
  8. [8] Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 767.
  9. [9] Sketches of the Inter-Mountain States, 147. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 767.
  10. [10] Utah death certificate, file no. 1236/500. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed Dec. 29, 2015), John Thomas Caine KWJC-YL5 .